When life-threatening conditions appear clinically silent: an atypical presentation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a 60-year-old female

• Main Authors: Yenal Harper (Author), Manyoo Agarwal (Author), Krishna Gannamraj (Author), Sneha Parmar (Author), Inyong Hwang (Author), Shadwan Alsafwah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a poorly understood phenomenon that usually affects women during pregnancy or the immediate post-partum period. We present the case of a 60-year-old female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented with vague complaints of shortness of breath,...